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Through popular culture, we can define, explore and experiment with our identities. This vibrant text provides an understanding of popular culture in a globalized world through the intersection of sociology and cultural studies, combining cultural theory with a wide range of examples from everyday life, including fashion, social networking and music, drawn from the United States, the UK and the Asia-Pacific.

About The Author

Ann Brooks is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. She was Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and is currently part of the Australian Research Council funded Centre of Excellence for the History ...